BookTitleToyota Tsusho 70-Year History

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Toyota Tsusho 70-Year History

Supporting TMC with a SteelValue ChainAlthough Toyota Tsusho and Toyota SteelCenter have worked together to promote thesteel processing business in Japan and theblanking business overseas, Toyota Tsusho’sfundamental mission has always been to createa steel processing value chain to supportthe automobile production operations ofTMC. Taking the next step and utilizing thefunctionalities of this value chain, in 2018Toyota Tsusho established a steel processingplant for Suzuki Motor Corporation in Gujarat,India. A consistent theme for Toyota Tsushohas been its strong determination that“we willnever let the customer’s line stop,”and this hasbeen the driver of all the company’s actions.Of course many issues still remain. How toimplement a total management system linkingJapan and overseas to improve support; howto provide support for multi-materials, suchas aluminum; how to deliver more diverseprocessing; how to increase sales to othermanufacturers. Establishing an aluminumblanking business in the U.S. to enable supportfor multi-materials is just one of the stepsToyota Tsusho is taking to resolve these issues.However, steel remains the main materialused in automobile production. ToyotaTsusho’s fundamental mission is to ensurethat automobile production continues withoutpause, which it can only achieve by providinga stable supply of steel“when required, whererequired, and in the required amount.”Prosteel Co., Ltd.BlankingCoil yardSteel barsSteel wireStories187